January 5, 200719 yr I support the snake charmer answer, snakes have little to no hearing and are instead trying to focus on attacking this pipe that is being waved right in it's face. I am however, quite adamant on the nostril thing. I spent a good 15 minutes searching various sites and online dictionaries and every one said "one of the two openings" and the medical sites even stated that a nostril is the entire channel within the nose, connecting the outside to the throat. From: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&clie ... il&spell=1 -A nostril is one of the two channels of the nose, from the point where they bifurcate to the external opening. -Fish do not breathe through their noses, but they do have two small holes used for smelling which may be called nostrils. Saying we have four nostils is like saying humans can fly using their arms. Let me explain: Humans have the ulna bone in their arms and use it for lifting things. Birds have an ulna but do not use their ulna for lifting objects ,but use it for flying. Just because a fish has a structure that is analogous to our nostril doesn't make the homologous openings in our noses nostirls as well.
January 5, 200719 yr ... And if you want some more ranting material: How many planets are in our solar system? The answer: 80,000. Why? Asteroids, TNOs (trans-Neptunian objects) and the like are technically classified as minor planets. NASA have also never released an 'official' defintion to the word planet. ... WRONG!!! There is an official definition of the word planet... Why do you think Pluto isn't a planet anymore? Losers...Are you blind or ignoring me on purpose?Even though I sometimes side with religious people in some debates, I no longer consider myself religious.
January 5, 200719 yr Author ... And if you want some more ranting material: How many planets are in our solar system? The answer: 80,000. Why? Asteroids, TNOs (trans-Neptunian objects) and the like are technically classified as minor planets. NASA have also never released an 'official' defintion to the word planet. ... WRONG!!! There is an official definition of the word planet... Why do you think Pluto isn't a planet anymore? OMGFAIL!!! It is a planet, it's a dwarf planet.
January 5, 200719 yr I am however, quite adamant on the nostril thing. I spent a good 15 minutes searching various sites and online dictionaries and every one said "one of the two openings" and the medical sites even stated that a nostril is the entire channel within the nose, connecting the outside to the throat. 15 min.....haha youve obviousely never taken any type of medical or anatomy class. you would have known you have four if you had...you can tell just by looking at a skull even and cad there is a defenition...these would all be considered natural sattelites but a planet and dwarf planet and moon and such all have technicalities which they have to meet thanks everyone for the sigs!
January 5, 200719 yr I didn't get a single one right. I guess I should blame my school for not teaching me minor technicalities on the most stupid of subjects. Supermonk, proving you wrong since 1992. Supermonk rocks, I want to have his children.Music is like candy. You always get rid of the rapper.
January 5, 200719 yr How many wives did Henry VIII have? 6 How many nostrils have you got? 4 What's the biggest thing a blue whale can swallow? apple Where does Chicken Tikka Masala come from? What's the most common material in the world? cotton What is the number of the beast/devil? 616 How many states are in the USA? 46 When was the most recent Ice Age? 10,000 years ago Who was the first American president? not sure What kind of music charms snakes the most? none, the movement of the intrument charms the snake Started new account: flipflop v2
January 6, 200719 yr I am however, quite adamant on the nostril thing. I spent a good 15 minutes searching various sites and online dictionaries and every one said "one of the two openings" and the medical sites even stated that a nostril is the entire channel within the nose, connecting the outside to the throat. 15 min.....haha youve obviousely never taken any type of medical or anatomy class. you would have known you have four if you had...you can tell just by looking at a skull even Christ, this is why I hate the internet. The reason I spent 15 minutes was trying to find a good reputable site that explains the nose in layman's terms so I can link to it here so others can read it. Never taken a anatomy class? I'm a Biology major with 3 semesters of Comparative Vertebrae Anatomy under my belt and am currently enrolled in a Gross Anatomy course with a lab that has 4 students per cadaver. I'm a T.A. of General Micro and Macro biology here at the college and have been studying the material for years in preparation for the MCAT. My mom is a nurse, my dad is a surgeon, and both my brothers and enrolled in Medical School (a M2 at the University of Wisconsin, and a M1 at the University of Warsaw). I welcome debates about technicalities or minor definitions but I'm sorry; a personal flaw of mine does not able me to put up with someone, probably some high schooler in AP Bio, insulting me in such a unfounded manner. Ahem* now back to the subject, I will quote from Gray's Anatomy (which I assume you all know is a medical text, I'm not referring to the show). Granted this isn't written in layman's terms meant for a Runescape board but it appears a few other people here claim to know this material so they should be able to read the following and deduce, as I have, my reasonings. You have a duct from your nose into your skull, and a multitude of internal ones such as the one from your eyes to your nose (partially explaining why when you sometimes have a bad cold you eyes are affected). Below the frontonasal suture is the bridge of the nose, convex from side to side, concavo-convex from above downward, and formed by the two nasal bones supported in the middle line by the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid, and laterally by the frontal processes of the maxillÃÆÃâÃâæ which are prolonged upward between the nasal and lacrimal bones and form the lower and medial part of the circumference of each orbit. Below the nasal bones and between the maxillÃÆÃâÃâæ is the anterior aperture of the nose, pyriform in shape, with the narrow end directed upward. Laterally this opening is bounded by sharp margins, to which the lateral and alar cartilages of the nose are attached; below, the margins are thicker and curve medialward and forward to end in the anterior nasal spine. On looking into the nasal cavity, the bony septum which separates the nasal cavities presents, in front, a large triangular deficiency; this, in the fresh state, is filled up by the cartilage of the nasal septum; on the lateral wall of each nasal cavity the anterior part of the inferior nasal concha is visible. Below and lateral to the anterior nasal aperture are the anterior surfaces of the maxillÃÆÃâÃâæ, each perforated, near the lower margin of the orbit, by the infraorbital foramen for the passage of the infraorbital nerve and vessels. Below and medial to this foramen is the canine eminence separating the incisive from the canine fossa. Beneath these fossÃÆÃâÃâæ are the alveolar processes of the maxillÃÆÃâÃâæ containing the upper teeth, which overlap the teeth of the mandible in front. The zygomatic bone on either side forms the prominence of the cheek, the lower and lateral portion of the orbital cavity, and the anterior part of the zygomatic arch. It articulates medially with the maxilla, behind with the zygomatic process of the temporal, and above with the great wing of the sphenoid and the zygomatic process of the frontal; it is perforated by the zygomaticofacial foramen for the passage of the zygomaticofacial nerve. On the body of the mandible is a median ridge, indicating the position of the symphysis; this ridge divides below to enclose the mental protuberance, the lateral angles of which constitute the mental tubercles. Below the incisor teeth is the incisive fossa, and beneath the second premolar tooth the mental foramen which transmits the mental nerve and vessels. The oblique line runs upward from the mental tubercle and is continuous behind with the anterior border of the ramus. The posterior border of the ramus runs downward and forward from the condyle to the angle, which is frequently more or less everted. If anyone here is interested in a career in medicine and has questions, or simply wishes to intelligibly debate this material further in depth then what I have written here, I welcome a pm or an email at [email protected]
January 6, 200719 yr trapical All that quote did was explain the structure and formation of the facial structure. Nowhere in that passage did it mention anything about what would be credibally defined as a nostril ,nasal passage, or just a sinus duct. I dont know why you chose that to qupte but it didnt really do much. Maybe, im missing something? True, i didnt know you're educational background, or the extent to which your teachers found needed to develop knowledge in certain parts of the body. My teachers mostly centered around nerves, organs, neural receptors, etc. They didn't go into much detail bone structure ot glands. But, may i ask, what does this My mom is a nurse, my dad is a surgeon, and both my brothers and enrolled in Medical School (a M2 at the University of Wisconsin, and a M1 at the University of Warsaw). have to do with your qualifications? And you tell me not to make assumptions or insult you in an "unfounded manner." Yet you assume ( Yes what i said was quite cocky, but this because during my highschool years i learned about the four "nostrils" in a tenth grade anatomy class.) i am some highschooler in some want to be college course. Now, back to the subject matter, first you say they said that it was one of the two openings, then you said it was the entire canal. The entire canal has four opening which would prove the "Q.I." fellows right. thanks everyone for the sigs!
January 6, 200719 yr But, may i ask, what does this My mom is a nurse, my dad is a surgeon, and both my brothers and enrolled in Medical School (a M2 at the University of Wisconsin, and a M1 at the University of Warsaw). have to do with your qualifications? Simply put, I asked three of them the question and included their answers in my past posts. Now, back to the subject matter, first you say they said that it was one of the two openings, then you said it was the entire canal. The entire canal has four opening which would prove the "Q.I." fellows right. It's hard to put into words, thankfully at the last minite I found this very handy image courtesy of Merck. Now from what I gather the nostril is one of the two openings on the exterior. The nose doesn't have the same thing in the back. It's not like the nasal cavity is just a tube with two more holes in the end that go to the throat. Note how in the above diagram there really aren't simply two small holes in the back of the nose. You may argue that the rear openings are such holes, but compare their size and shape to the size of the two nostrils located on the tip of the nose. As for fish? Most modern fish have four nostrils, two on each side of their heads. Water flows through the front nostril into a little sac that holds the organs of smell and then out through the back nostril. So the fish can't breathe through its nose. In my opinion their noses aren't even really related to our human noses: they have these separate sacs under their skin with chemical receptors on it, we have cilia in our sinuses that take partials out of the air as we breath through our noses. It's like comparing fins to arms, you can't. :?
January 6, 200719 yr 1. How many wives did Henry VIII have? 2. How many nostrils have you got? 3. What's the biggest thing a blue whale can swallow? 4. Where does Chicken Tikka Masala come from? 5. What's the most common material in the world? 6. What is the number of the beast/devil? 7. How many states are in the USA? 8. When was the most recent Ice Age? 9. Who was the first American president? 10. What kind of music charms snakes the most? 1. 2 2. 2 3. squid 4. No clue 5. Water 6. 555 7. 50 8. 2 million years ago 9. George Washington 10. Flute The code in my sig should say 1032 not 0132.
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